Jump to content
SAU Community

Noooooooooo!

Bill

By Bill,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

Bill Collaborator

Bill

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Fingers crossed you car comes under 'contents' in your house and contents insurance...cause im sure its better to claim through house insurance than car insurance, rating 1 compromised etc...goodluck

Nope.

Vehicles are specificaly excluded in the house and contents policy :wave:

Pity, cos thats got a zero $ excess.

Have to claim under my car policy so its the $500 basic excess.

Ive been told I may not loose my no claim discount since I held a gold rating at my previous insurer and it was ment to be acceped at this company but was not noted. Guy there said provide proof and it may still carry over (fingers crossed)

Saw the panelbeaters today.

They said since only one panel is undamaged they are quoting for a full respray.

Spose I your an optimist $500 for a full respray isant that bad....

  • Replies 40
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

ookami Experienced

ookami

Posted
Posted

damn that sucks, good luck with the insurance though it was painful trying to make a claim when my missus hit a dog - their easy to deal with when they have someone to return money back but when its a pure "accident" they can be real pricks.

Cubes Grand Master

Cubes

Posted
Posted
No.

Builder has just had a look and said it was caused by a roof leak.

I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

Cro_boy_Mario Experienced

Cro_boy_Mario

Posted
Posted
I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

did u notice that there was no screws in the middle of the sheet as well

Cubes Grand Master

Cubes

Posted
Posted

No glue.... Chances are he was a tight arse and used nails.. hence the nail comment. if he won't spend on glue what are the chances of him spending on the more expensive screws and screw gun. :P

Yer its a little hard to see via a pic if there is or isn't nails/screws in the middle...

The fault here all comes down to the lack of glue.

As stated soaked up a little water, because there was no glue it simply pulled through.

Bill Collaborator

Bill

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
damn that sucks, good luck with the insurance though it was painful trying to make a claim when my missus hit a dog - their easy to deal with when they have someone to return money back but when its a pure "accident" they can be real pricks.

The assessor has been to see it.

He has said it needs a full respray.

Over 5k :happy:

Just waiting for written notification to go ahead with that now.

Edited by Bill
Bill Collaborator

Bill

Posted
  • Author
Posted
I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

Glue was used.

Its the same colour as the timber so it just didnt show up in the pics.

Bill Collaborator

Bill

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)
If glue had been used it will rip a chunk out of the gyprock.. Unless he didn't use the correct glue.

Well the incorrect glue managed to hang on for 30 odd years...

Still hanging on now as just having a close look at it now shows all the glue blobs covered with the cardboard covering off the gyprock.

i guess the cardboard covering just came away when it was wet.

Edited by Bill
SKY031 Grand Master

SKY031

Posted
Posted
Builder has just had a look and said it was caused by a roof leak.

I can see the glue marks, what I CAN'T see, is any water damage to the top side of the gyprock.

If it was caused by water damage, you'd expect to at least see a few water stains?

Cubes Grand Master

Cubes

Posted
Posted

Damn I'm blind..

I can see marks on the gyprock but they don't look like glue marks... Well nothing like the glue marks that I'm used to seeing.

In the past when I've slapped up gyprock with my old man then once had to remove it the glue ripped great big holes in the gyprock.

Bill Collaborator

Bill

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Anyhow...

Just as a further note,

Im insured with Shannons.

Just wanted to say that the assessor was great, he "didnt want to take any shortcuts on a car like this"

Been great service from them so far.

So two thumbs up for Shannons :)

Tangles Grand Master

Tangles

Posted
Posted
Just wanted to say that the assessor was great, he "didnt want to take any shortcuts on a car like this"

Been great service from them so far.

So two thumbs up for Shannons :)

awesome - hope it works out!!

another reason to be with Shannons. :)

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Latest Posts

    • Nizzy_R34
      r34's love to squeal

      By Nizzy_R34 · Posted

      just an update to this, poor man pays twice  Tried sanding down the pulleys but it didnt do the trick. Chucked another second hand alternator in the na car which I got for free off my mate and its fixed the squelling. Must have been unlucky with the bearings.    As for my turbo car, I managed to pick up a cwc rb alternator conversion bracket + LS alternator for 250 off marketplace, looked to be in really good nick. Installed it , started the car and its not charging the battery.... ( Im not good with auto elec stuff so im not sure if this was all I needed to do but I verified such by using a multimeter on the battery when the engine was running and I was only getting 12.2v )   I had to modify the earth strap for the new LS alternator , factory earth strap was a 10mm bolt which did not fit the bolt on the LS alternator which was double the size so I cut it off , went to repco bought some ring terminals that fit, crimped it onto the old earth strap and bolted it up to the alternator , started the car and same issue. Ran like shit and was reading 12.2 at the battery.  For a "plug and play" advertised kit thats not very plug and play but alas.  My question is , am I missing something ? Ive been reading that some people recommend upgrading the stock 80 amp alternator fuse to a 140 amp but I dont see how that would stop the alternator charging especially at idle not under load.  Regardless ive pulled it out and am going to get it bench tested by an auto elec tomorrow but it would be handy to know if ive missed something silly or have done something wrong.   
    • Duncan
      Engine sputter

      By Duncan · Posted

      My wild guess is that you have popped off an intake pipe....check all of the hoses between the turbo and the throttle for splits or loose clamps.
    • Duncan
      S1 Autech 260RS Wiring Diagrams

      By Duncan · Posted

      Awesome, thanks for sharing!
    • Duncan
      Nissan fuga 450gt android screen

      By Duncan · Posted

      To provide more specific help, more information is needed. What Android screen? What is its wiring diagram? Does the car's wiring have power at any required BAT and ACC wires, and is the loom's earth good?
    • GTSBoy
      Nissan fuga 450gt android screen

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      So, now all you need to do is connect the 2 or 3x 12v feeds into the unit to permanent 12v, ACC 12V and IGN 12V that you can find in the spot behind the stereo, and the earth, and then it will switch on with the car.
×
×
  • Create New...